Eight Nigerian soldiers have been killed and twenty-three others injured following an attack by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province fighters on a military base in Cross Kauwa village, Borno State. Security sources told AFP the raid took place on Monday.
About seventy militants riding motorcycles reportedly mobilised from a camp on Dabar Masara island in Lake Chad and launched the assault, leading to a fierce gun battle. The base, located twenty-four kilometres from Baga, has served as a key security outpost protecting the town.
Sources said the attackers burnt the base and destroyed eleven gun trucks before seizing anti-aircraft weapons mounted on the vehicles. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to comment publicly.
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The attack follows recent assaults on other military positions in Borno State, including bases in Mandaragirau near the Sambisa forest and Pulka near the Cameroon border, as violence linked to ISWAP and Boko Haram continues in Nigeria’s northeast.
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